Soldier to plead guilty in terrorism help case
HONOLULU — A Hawaii-based Army soldier accused of attempting to support the Islamic State group will plead guilty, his lawyers told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Birney Bervar, one of Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang’s attorneys, told the AP that Kang will plead guilty as charged in the indictment, which accuses him of providing material aid to terrorists. Kang is agreeing to a 25-year sentence for charges that could have put him in prison for life, Bervar said.
Alexander Silvert, an assistant federal defender representing Kang, also said the soldier has agreed to plead guilty.
Court documents allege Kang provided classified military information to undercover agents whom he believed were part of the Islamic State group.